hard to think we can learn anything conclusive from setting up and broadcasting from Niku. They can't replicate the atmospheric conditions in place at the time of AE's radio broadcasts. It is already well known that under the right conditions, radio waves can go an amazingly long ways, depending on the atmospheric "bounce" of the frequency and it's harmonics. So no matter what the outcome, it does not really advance any knowledge of the fate of the crew, nor really prove or disprove anything; contrary to what they seem to indicate on their website.

I will concede that success may help convince some of the general public that does not understand how far radio waves can go. And it may be a fun adventure to try it...

To a degree this was tested on the night of July 2, 3 by the PBY call sign 62C attempting to reach Howland from Honolulu. 62C was on 4235kc and Itasca on 355kc. I am sure 355 was CW, morse code, I expect 4235 was also cw. Thompson reported good hourly communication all night with 62C. So, on different frequencies with different operators at least on 62Cs end, using a different mode and presumably the aircraft using a trailing wire antenna communication worked fine.

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